Shopping Cart
Your Cart is Empty
Quantity:
Subtotal
Taxes
Shipping
Total
There was an error with PayPalClick here to try again
CelebrateThank you for your business!You should be receiving an order confirmation from Paypal shortly.Exit Shopping Cart

Luna

Sweets

Blog

Blog

My Adventure with Wall-E

Posted on September 12, 2017 at 4:15 PM


This past weekend I worked on recreating Wall-E, the title character for the movie produced by Pixar for Walt Disney Pictures. The client wanted an off the menu flavor, opting for a chocolate cake filled with peanut butter mousse, kind of like a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, yum!

From the moment I took the order I knew it will be a challenge. First, the cake needed to be lifted off the board to give the illusion that Wall-e was standing on it's own wheels. Second, the head. The huge, off to the back and sides, with the big lens eyes needed to be supported by a skinny little neck. How am I going to do this?!?!?! 

I started to get anxious as the days drew closer to the event date. I still had not figure out how I was going to pull this off. The week of had finally arrived so I couldn't waste any more time. On Monday I drew up the plans for the structure and asked Papa Sweet to build it for me. It stood 2 inches off the cake board base, in my eyes it felt like 2 stories high, ugh! my precious cake was going to be sitting up so high off the board, I thought. 


By Friday the cake was baked and I had printed out some still images of Wall-e from the film. He looked rusty, dirty so I thought I can create this look by using my airbrush gun and painting rust by hand.

Saturday I made the peanut butter mousse. I used creamy peanut butter, whipped cream, and cream cheese, it tasted divine. Why wasn't this flavor on my menu?! 

I started to tort and frost the 4 layers of chocolate cake, and covered in yellow buttercup fondant. Now it was time to know the truth, will the support Papa Sweets build would hold the heavy cake? I could only place it and hope for the best...and guess what? it worked! I was so excited! One down, two more battles to go. 

Then I made the head, arms and wheels using RKT (rice krispies treats). I molded it into the shape I wanted, proportionally to the body, frosted it and covered in fondant. RKT is not that heavy, since the cereal is mostly air. However, once you add the frosting and fondant, the pieces become really heavy in need of support and really strong "glue" to hold it together. You can just put a little edible glue and hope it will hold, I needed to take out the big guns, aka. royal icing, and support dowels. 


First thing I stock to the main body were the wheels, since they are resting on the cake board, that was easy peasy. Then I added the arms. I could feel how the "hand" was weighing down the whole thing so I added some temporary support as it dried. 


Finally, it was time for the head. Sunday morning at 3 am. Eastern Standard Time, I place the big head, with those big lens eyes on top of that skinny "neck". Wall-e looked extra sad and it wasn't his big droopy eyes. The head was tilting down as if he was looking for something that feel on the grown. I tried adjusting the head to be at eye level and then.....CRACK! the head split in two pieces right in between the eyes. The horror!!!

It was way past a decent bed time, I was exhausted and all I could do was look at the decapitated robot. My mind was so overwhelmed with sleep that I couldn't think straight. How will I fix this now? and what if I make another head and splits in two AGAIN?! 

I grabbed the last few pieces of RKT left and started sculpting the head once again. I dediced to make it a bit smaller this time to compensate for the extra weight of the frosting and fondant. I stock the eyes that I was able to salvage to the new head and tried once again. 

It was a miracle! the head stood all on its own and it looked secure with no chance of cracks. I was so happy I almost forgot that I was dead tired. So I grabbed the finished cake, put it in the fridge for the next few hours before pick up and went to bed feeling accomplished. 


The next day, the client picked up, had their party and later reached out to me and told me that I had "killed it", if only I could've said that his cake almost killed me :D


Categories: Cake Stories, Inspiration

Post a Comment

Oops!

Oops, you forgot something.

Oops!

The words you entered did not match the given text. Please try again.

61787 Comments

Reply cicshedscit
9:10 PM on May 23, 2021 
hydroxychloroquine zinc https://chloroquineclinique.com/ - plaquenil side effects chloroquine us what is hydroxychloroquine prescribed for can hydroxychloroquine be purchased over the counter
Reply Theatesaccusa
9:07 PM on May 23, 2021 
prednisone steroid https://predforteprednisone.com/ prednisone withdrawal prednisona what is prednisone
Reply IncegepepFund
8:43 PM on May 23, 2021 
i need help writing my paper https://paperwriterkjd.com/ - help with writing a paper essay assistance writing services essay outline
Reply pesyAdebyfemHed
8:41 PM on May 23, 2021 
prednisone warnings prednisone dose pack buy prednisolone online https://predforteprednisone.com/
Reply jesspeahkeyday
8:32 PM on May 23, 2021 
essay writer i need help writing a paper for college personal essay essay rewriter
Reply off white nike
8:28 PM on May 23, 2021 
Needed to send you that tiny word to thank you so much once again about the precious pointers you've provided on this site. This is certainly incredibly open-handed with people like you in giving openly just what many of us could have marketed for an e book in order to make some dough for their own end, chiefly considering that you might have tried it in the event you considered necessary. The principles additionally worked to provide a easy way to realize that the rest have a similar desire just like my own to figure out good deal more related to this problem. I am certain there are a lot more enjoyable opportunities in the future for those who look over your site.
off white nike http://www.offwhite.us.com
Reply adidas yeezy
8:28 PM on May 23, 2021 
My wife and i have been really happy Louis could finish off his analysis from the precious recommendations he had through your web page. It's not at all simplistic to just choose to be giving away solutions which a number of people might have been selling. Therefore we do understand we now have you to appreciate for this. These illustrations you made, the easy site navigation, the relationships your site assist to promote - it is everything astounding, and it is making our son in addition to the family reason why this concept is satisfying, and that's extremely important. Many thanks for the whole lot!
adidas yeezy http://www.adidasyeezyboost350.us.com
Reply supreme hoodie
8:28 PM on May 23, 2021 
Thank you so much for giving everyone such a wonderful opportunity to check tips from this web site. It really is so superb plus jam-packed with amusement for me and my office co-workers to visit your web site at a minimum 3 times a week to read through the newest things you have. And lastly, we're usually motivated with the cool inspiring ideas served by you. Certain two facts in this post are particularly the very best we have had.
supreme hoodie http://www.supremes-clothing.com
Reply kd shoes
8:27 PM on May 23, 2021 
I enjoy you because of all your hard work on this site. My mother really loves doing investigations and it is obvious why. All of us hear all relating to the dynamic means you provide very important steps via the website and therefore foster response from website visitors on that article plus our own girl has always been discovering a great deal. Take advantage of the remaining portion of the year. You have been conducting a pretty cool job.
kd shoes http://www.kevindurantshoes.us.com
Reply jordan 11
8:27 PM on May 23, 2021 
I wish to show my admiration for your kind-heartedness supporting those people who actually need guidance on this particular idea. Your real dedication to getting the solution across appeared to be unbelievably useful and have really enabled regular people just like me to realize their desired goals. Your amazing invaluable help signifies a whole lot a person like me and still more to my office workers. Thanks a ton; from all of us.
jordan 11 http://www.jordan11retro.us.com
Reply moncler
8:27 PM on May 23, 2021 
I have to convey my appreciation for your kindness giving support to all those that require help on this one idea. Your very own dedication to getting the message all-around had been certainly advantageous and has empowered regular people much like me to realize their pursuits. Your own warm and friendly tutorial denotes this much to me and additionally to my fellow workers. Warm regards; from everyone of us.
moncler http://www.monclersoutletstore.com
Reply cheap jordans
8:26 PM on May 23, 2021 
I wish to point out my appreciation for your generosity supporting visitors who really want help with this subject matter. Your real commitment to getting the message along ended up being quite powerful and have surely empowered most people like me to reach their goals. Your entire insightful guidelines can mean so much a person like me and even further to my office colleagues. Best wishes; from all of us.
cheap jordans http://www.jordansforcheap.us.com
Reply adidas yeezy
8:25 PM on May 23, 2021 
I want to show some thanks to this writer for bailing me out of this instance. Just after scouting through the world wide web and meeting notions that were not powerful, I figured my life was well over. Living minus the approaches to the issues you have solved through the guide is a critical case, as well as those which could have in a wrong way affected my career if I hadn't come across the blog. Your personal understanding and kindness in maneuvering all areas was excellent. I don't know what I would've done if I hadn't encountered such a subject like this. I can also at this point look forward to my future. Thank you so much for your reliable and result oriented guide. I won't think twice to recommend your blog post to anyone who needs to have direction about this issue.
adidas yeezy http://www.yeezysadidas.us
Reply estiahalkis
8:22 PM on May 23, 2021 
jordan retro 14 candy cane billig white red jordan westbrook 0.2 shoes for cheap billig yeezy 700 lace length billig
estiahalkis http://www.estiahalkis.com/
Reply pesyAdebyfemHed
8:21 PM on May 23, 2021 
buy hcq does hydroxychloroquine plaquinol hydroxychloroquine for covid https://chloroquine250mg.com/ - hydroxychloroquine warnings
Reply TexTamimponna
8:15 PM on May 23, 2021 
steroid side effects prednisone side effects in dogs prednisone indications buy prednisolone online uk https://predforteprednisone.com/
Reply Theatesaccusa
8:05 PM on May 23, 2021 
buy isotretinoine online buy accutane online side effects of accutane roaccutane side effects https://accutaneisotretinoine.com/ - accutane online
Reply Deaplywallpew
8:02 PM on May 23, 2021 
https://predforteprednisone.com/ how long does prednisone stay in your system https://predforteprednisone.com/ - prednisolone tablet cost prednisone side effects
Reply Theatesaccusa
8:01 PM on May 23, 2021 
plaquenil medication buy hydroxychloroquine chloroquine phosphate generic name https://hydroxychloroquine20.com/
Reply Theatesaccusa
8:00 PM on May 23, 2021 
plaquenil side effects buy chloroquin chloroquine https://chloroquine500mg.com/
0